The 2nd International Symposium on Non-equilibrium Dynamics (NeD-2012)
and the 3d Network Workshop on Theory of UltraRelativistic heavy Ion
Collisions (TURIC-2012) will be held together from June 25 to 30, 2012, in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

The NeD Symposium addresses the physics of strongly interacting systems far from equilibrium and their approach to
equilibrium as relevant for the dynamics of the early universe and ultra-relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions.
The key topics include the basic descriptions of strongly interacting systems,
in particular approaches based on Kadanoff-Baym equations and their solutions. Transport theoretical realizations
in phase space as well as numerical studies in comparison to solutions of the on-shell Boltzmann equation and
viscous hydrodynamics present a further focus. Another - associated topic - is the description of the parton-hadron
phase transition within different concepts, i.e. hadron freeze-out or dynamical approaches on the basis of the
Kadanoff-Baym equations. Here in particular the differences between hadronization in vacuum and in cold nuclear
matter will be confronted with hadronization concepts in hot and dense systems, e.g. statistical hadronization and
coalescence models of different sophistication.
The NeD Topics include:

dynamical description of strongly interacting systems

Kadanoff-Baym equations and solutions

transport models for strongly interacting systems

description of phase transitions

viscous hydrodynamics

The goal of the Europian Network program 'Theory of UltraRelativistic heavy Ion
Collisions' (TURIC) - which unites almost all theory groups working on the field
of relativistic heavy ions in Europe - is a comprehensive understanding of the results of
relativistic heavy ion collisions from FAIR to LHC energies.
The new TURIC program concentrates on three basic topics:

properties of the quark-gluon plasma before hadronization and the phase transition
towards the hadronic world

transport properties of hard probes in the quark gluon plasma
and their traces in final hadronic spectra

microscopic study of initial thermalization

Traditionally the Network TURIC (former TORIC) Workshops address where the real workers on the projects -
the PhD students and the postdocs to present their work while senior scientists give the overview talks
and the review lectures on the actual subjects.
Thus, the common scientific program of NeD and TURIC meetings this year hopefully will be
profitable for the both events.

The venue and accommodation of participants will be at the 'Creta Maris Beach Resort' in
Hersonissos.